The Web archive of the Administration of Governor Tim Kaine (2006-2010) contains archived versions of Web sites for the Governor’s Office, his initative sites, and the sites of his cabinet secretaries. Also included are the related sites for the First Lady (Anne Holton), as well as the Lt. Governor (Bill Bolling), and Attorney General (Bob McDonnell and William C. Mims), two statewide officials elected in the same cycle as Governor Kaine.

Title:
Virginia's Royal Welcome

Description:
Web site created by the Office of the Governor detailing the 3-4 May 2007 visit by Queen Elizabeth to Virginia.
Includes list full trip itinerary, list of events held at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, biographic information of Queen Elizabeth II, and press releases.

Title:
100 Ideas for the Future of Viginia

Description:
100 Ideas For The Future Of Virginia is a statewide initiative created by Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling.
The purpose of the 100 Ideas initiative is to identify the important issues currently facing Virginia and develop a blueprint for addressing these issues in the years to come and to prepare Virginia for the future.

Title:
Virginia Secretary of Administration

Description:
The Secretary of Administration oversees general government operations to ensure efficient and effective management of the people's resources.
The seven state agencies in the Administration secretariat manage the state's real estate portfolio, serve as the state building official, administer employee policies and benefits, oversee procurement, and provide laboratory services.
Administration agencies also promote business opportunities for Small, Women and Minority owned businesses, supervise elections, direct state funds to constitutional officers and public broadcasting entities and safeguard human rights.

Title:
[Virginia] Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

Description:
The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is the voice of the number one industry in Virginia. The agriculture and forestry industries annually contribute over $79 billion to the Commonwealth's economy and provide 10.3% of jobs in Virginia. The Secretary oversees and provides policy guidance to two agencies- the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Department of Forestry. In addition to the agencies, the Secretary oversees the Virginia Agricultural Council and the Virginia Marine Products Board.

Title:
Virginia [Secretary of] Commerce and Trade

Description:
The Secretary of Commerce and Trade oversees the economic, community, and workforce development of the Commonwealth. Each of the 13 Commerce and Trade agencies actively contributes to the Commonwealth's economic strength and high quality of life.

Title:
[Virginia] Secretary of the Commonwealth

Description:
One of the functions of our office is to assist the Governor in his appointments of over 4,000 individuals to serve on Virginia's boards and commissions. All Virginians are encouraged to participate in the government of our Commonwealth by offering to serve on a board or commission, or by recommending qualified candidates.

Title:
[Virginia] Office of Commonwealth Preparedness

Description:
The Office of Commonwealth Preparedness has one main vision: To ensure a Virginia whose communities, businesses and government are safe, secure and prepared.
To accomplish this, the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness works with federal, state, and local officials, as well as the private sector, to develop a seamless, coordinated security and preparedness strategy and implementation plan. The office also serves as the liaison between the Governor and the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Duties of this office include:
Oversight, coordination, and review of all disaster, emergency management, and terrorism management plans for the state and its agencies; Service as the Governor's representative on regional efforts to develop a coordinated security and preparedness strategy; Service as a direct liaison between the Governor and local governments and first responders on issues of emergency prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery;
Educating the public on homeland security and overall preparedness issues.

Title:
Virginia Secretary of Education

Description:
The Secretary of Education assists the Governor in the development and implementation of the state's education policy. The Education Secretariat provides guidance to the 16 public universities, the Virginia Community College System, five higher education and research centers, the Department of Education, the state-supported museums.

Title:
Start Strong Council

Description:
Start Strong is an initiative to make 4-year old preschool available to more children in the Commonwealth. Therefore, the Start Strong Pre-K initiative can be seen as one important strategy within the range of opportunities encompassed by the Smart Beginnings initiative.

Title:
Virginia Governor's Mansion

Description:
Governor and Mrs. Linwood Holton (1970 - 1974), inspired by the Kennedy's historical restoration of the White house, undertook a historical restoration of the Executive Mansion. Mrs. Holton developed the idea for an advisory committee to assist in the research and understanding of the Mansion's history. Governor Holton sent legislation to the General Assembly creating this committee to perform ". . . a thorough research program designed to develop a better understanding and awareness of the history and significance of the Executive Mansion." No money was requested, only recognition of the committee and a framework for its private fundraising drive. The bill became law and the Citizens Advisory Committee for Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion was created. (Committee was changed to Council in the 1980s.) The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is resposible for the content of this web site

Title:
[Virginia] Secretary of Finance

Description:
The Secretary of Finance provides guidance to the four key agencies within the Finance Secretariat. These agencies handle all the financial transactions of the Commonwealth - from collecting taxes to paying bills to distributing aid to localities. Their responsibilities include:
forecasting and collecting revenues;
managing the Commonwealth's cash and investments;
selling bonds;
overseeing internal audits;
making strategic financial plans; and
preparing and executing the Commonwealth's budget.

Title:
[For Keeps Virginia]

Description:
For Keeps was created to identify and develop ways to find and strengthen permanent families for older children who are in foster care, or who might be at risk for coming into foster care. For Keeps is grounded in the belief that everyone deserves and needs permanent family connections to be successful.
Every year, hundreds of young people in Virginia's foster care system begin their journey as independent adults. Unlike other young adults with strong family support, many former foster children are alone as they face the challenges of jobs, housing and personal relationships. Many overcome the problems they encounter and lead lives as healthy and productive members of our communities. Others do not fare as well. Without family support they find their way onto welfare rolls, into homeless shelters, and sometimes into mental health and correctional institutions. For Keeps' goal is to connect older children in foster care to adults who sincerely care about offering young people the support, advice and guidance they need to be successful as adults.

Description:
The Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention awards and administers federal grant funds apportioned to Virginia under the State Incentive Grant Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Substance Abuse and Health Services Administration and the Governor's set-aside of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act funds allocated to Virginia by the U.S. Department of Education, under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Under the former program, GOSAP awarded $9 million to 20 Virginia communities for the implementation of proven, evidence-based youth substance abuse prevention programs. Under the latter program, GOSAP annually makes approximately $1.3 million available for local program grants.

Title:
House Bill 3202

Description:
Web site devoted to House Bill 3202. House Bill 3202, Chapter 896 of the 2007 Acts of Assembly, was enacted on April 4, 2007. It is the first increase in sustainable revenue for transportation in 21 years. Since November of 2005, it has been the Governorâs top priority to address the urgent transportation needs of the Commonwealth including addressing inadequate highway and transit funding, increasing accountability, and improving the coordination between transportation and land-use planning.

Title:
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources

Description:
The Secretary of Health and Human Resources oversees twelve state agencies which provide often-vital services to Virginians with mental retardation, mental illness, substance abuse and physical disability concerns; to low-income working families; and to the aging community. In addition, our agencies license health practitioners and ensure safe drinking water in the Commonwealth.

Title:
Interoperability in Virginia

Description:
The Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinators Office (CICO), led by the Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator, was established to ensure the implementation of the Statewide Plan and coordinate major interoperability activities across the Commonwealth. The CICO is located within the Governor's Office of Commonwealth Preparedness and works across the various Secretariats and levels of government.
The CICO coordinates initiatives, communicates information, and facilitates discussion on interoperability efforts among state, local and federal stakeholders. As the scope of the CICO expands over time, or as initiatives are accomplished, the responsibilities of the CICO may change to accommodate this growth.

Title:
Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources

Description:
The Secretary of Natural Resources advises the Governor on natural resources issues and works to advance the Governor's top environmental priorities. The Secretary oversees six agencies that protect and restore the Commonwealth?s natural and historic resources. The Secretary's office and all of the natural resources agencies work together to uphold the provisions of Article XI of the Virginia Constitution.

Title:
Bob McDonnell, Attorney General, State of Virginia

Description:
Official website of the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. Bob McDonnell (R) was elected the 44th Attorney General of Virginia on November 8, 2005. Attorney General McDonnell was inaugurated to this new post on January 14, 2006. McDonnell resigned February 20, 2009 to run for Governor. On February 26, 2009, the Virginia General Assembly confirmed William C. Mims as Attorney General.

Title:
Virginia Higher Education Preparedness Consortium

Description:
The VHEPC exists to provide independent advice and recommendations from the Commonwealth's academic community to the Executive Offices of the Governor of the Commonwealth and other state entities.
The VHEPC will assist state and local government agencies in the study and analysis of strategic issues and proposed or enacted policies that address the spectrum of safety, security, preparedness for all hazard threats and educational dissemination within the Commonwealth.
The VHEPC will provide a forum for the exchange of academic research, innovative concepts, professional development through continuing education and training and analytical products that relate to safety, security and preparedness of all hazard threats.
The VHEPC shall report periodically, as may be appropriate, to the Governor of the Commonwealth and the General Assembly through the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness and the Secretary of Education.

Title:
OIG [Office of the Inspector General]

Description:
Mission: It is the mission of the Office of the Inspector General to serve as a catalyst for improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of services for people whose lives are affected by mental illness, mental retardation, and substance use disorders.

Description:
In September 2006, Governor Kaine signed Executive Order Thirty-Five establishing the Office Of Telework Promotion And Broadband Assistance to encourage the development of a family-friendly, business-friendly public policy environment that promotes workplace efficiency, reduces strain on transportation infrastructure and encourages the deployment and adoption of affordable broadband level telecommunication services. The Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance resides within the Office of the Secretary of Technology and reports to a board consisting of the Secretaries of Administration, Commerce and Trade, Finance, Technology and Transportation.

Title:
Productivity Investment Fund

Description:
The $3 million Productivity Investment Fund will provide seed money to state agencies to lower operating costs, reduce constituent service transaction times, and advance key performance goals as published on the Virginia Performs website.
Ideas for improvement projects will be solicited from state agencies, private sector firms, academic leaders, and citizens. Recipients will be limited to state agencies but public-private partnerships are encouraged.

Title:
[Virginia] Secretary of Public Safety

Description:
The Secretary of Public Safety provides guidance to 14 state agencies, with over 22,000 employees. Here's a sample of what we do:
Enforce criminal, highway safety, and alcoholic beverage and tobacco laws;
Teach or train approximately 18,000 adults and 1,750 youths each year;
Protect public safety through confinement, treatment and re-entry preparation of more than 31,000 felons and through the supervision, treatment and monitoring of over 55,000 people on parole or probation;
Provide technical assistance, research and training for law enforcement agencies, community fire departments and prosecutors;
Plan and coordinate the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts;
Train over 14,000 fire fighters;
Investigate crimes and test crime scene evidence;
Train more than 8,200 Army and Air National Guard members; and,
Provide services to Virginia's 740,000 veterans.

Title:
Smart Beginnings

Description:
Smart Beginnings is a communications initiative promoting partnership and collaboration to enhance comprehensive opportunities for optimal growth and development for children birth to kindergarten. This initiative highlights the health, social and emotional, and cognitive needs of very young children.

Title:
Stimulus.Virginia.gov

Description:
Virginia is working to ensure the interests of the Commonwealth's citizens are well represented in the federal economic stimulus package. The Virginia Stimulus website is a forum for citizens, localities, and others to submit project proposals to be considered when federal stimulus funds become available. Your input is greatly appreciated as we await more news about the federal process and project requirements.

Title:
Virginia [Secretary of] Technology

Description:
The Secretary of Technology and its agencies are responsible for the efficient and effective use of information technology to simplify government operations, advance technology applications to improve public services, and drive the innovation economy through the Commonwealth's leadership. The Secretary of Technology oversees two agencies: Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

Title:
Virginia Secretary of Transportation

Description:
The Secretariat of Transportation has the responsibility of developing and implementing Virginia's transportation program, including policy and financial oversight for six agencies and a variety of major transportation projects.

Title:
[Virginia] Civil Rights Memorial - Welcome

Description:
The Virginia Civil Rights Commission
In 2005, the Governor Mark R. Warner and the Virginia General Assembly established a memorial commission tasked with selecting a monument for Capitol Square in honor of the struggle for full civil rights for Virginia's African American citizens.
The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial Commission, comprised of elected and civic leaders, has selected a subject for the memorial, a site and an artist. The memorial will honor the student protest at the Robert Russa Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia. Their organized walkout in 1951, and subsequent lawsuit, became one of the cases joined with and argued before the Supreme Court as Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka.
The memorial will be sited on Capitol Square grounds in Richmond, Virginia, outside the gates of the Executive Mansion and to the right of the statue of Hunter McGuire, MD. Stanley Bleifeld, an accomplished sculptor, has been selected from a competitive process to capture the spirit of the protest and those who participated in this important event. The memorial will be ready for installation in mid 2008.

Title:
VirginiaCORPS: Recognize, Engage, Inspire.

Description:
Virginia Corps was founded on the idea that we can build a stronger, united Virginia through volunteer service. Virginia Corps helps make this possible by putting citizens in touch with a wide range of volunteer efforts, and by supporting the volunteer community statewide.

Title:
Virginia Foreclosure Prevention Task Force

Description:
On Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 Governor Tim Kaine announced the creation of the Virginia Foreclosure Prevention Task Force at the Governor's Housing Conference in Roanoke, Virginia.
The Foreclosure Prevention Task Force, chaired by Secretary of Commerce and Trade Patrick O. Gottschalk, is charged with developing strategies to help address Virginia's growing foreclosure rate through recommendations aimed at protecting and preserving homeownership for Virginia's working families and communities.

Title:
Vital for VA - Home

Description:
Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL), created by Governor Tim Kaine, is a coalition comprised of companies across the Commonwealth dedicated to the advancement of international trade and investment. VITAL was created in response to Governor Kaine's economic development strategic plan, rolled out in September 2006. That plan calls for a coordinated effort in international marketing to increase Virginia's exports by seven percent by 2010, and increase foreign direct investment in the Commonwealth to 3,000 jobs and $300 million per year.
VITAL participants will serve as a central point for the development of a coordinated international marketing strategy, and will form task forces focused on key areas such as branding Virginia, emerging markets, foreign-owned companies, global logistics, mergers and acquisitions, policy, sales offices, service exports, and building stronger relations with the emerging markets of China and India.

Title:
Virginia Workforce

Description:
The Governor's Senior Advisor for Workforce develops a strategic plan for the statewide delivery of workforce development and training programs. The Workforce Office also ensures that program efforts are implemented in a coordinated and efficient manner across state government. A key partner is the Governor's Workforce Council, which helps coordinate the Virginia Workforce Network.